New Jersey Best Colleges Comparison

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Colleges In New Jersey Statistics

There are 183 colleges in New Jersey - 38 public and 145 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,561 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $22,451. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,171 and the average acceptance rate is 75% for New Jersey Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in New Jersey. You may want to check more statistics and compare all New Jersey colleges at New Jersey Statistics page.
2021-2022 Colleges In New Jersey Statistics
Top 20 colleges in New JerseyAll colleges in New Jersey
Number of Schools20 schools
(10 public, 10 private)
183 schools
(38 public, 145 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$15,840 (in-state)
$34,959 (out-of-state)
$10,119 (in-state)
$18,561 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$18,436 (in-state)
$26,210 (out-of-state)
$17,599 (in-state)
$22,451 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$18,832$7,991
Test Scores1,204 SAT, 26 ACT 1,171 SAT, 26 ACT
Acceptance Rate73.27% 75.07%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)23.55% 54.81%
Population197,797400,078
Undergraduate146,513333,828
Graduate51,28466,250
Graduation Rate67.85%58.59%
Transfer-out Rate17.85%31.04%
Students to Faculty Ratio12.95 to 115.83 to 1

Top Colleges In New Jersey Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in New Jersey for academic year 2021-2022. Princeton University ranked top in the New Jersey Best Colleges Comparison and Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers University-New Brunswick follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $34,959 for undergraduate programs $26,210 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in New Jersey is 1,204 and the acceptance rate is 73.27%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12.95 to 1 for top colleges in New Jersey. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2021-2022 Top colleges in New Jersey Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Princeton University
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Private, 4-yearsPrinceton, NJ
$57,410 $50,583 8,4784% 1,515 SAT
34 ACT
5 to 1
2 Stevens Institute of Technology
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Private, 4-yearsHoboken, NJ
$58,624 $28,755 8,28753% 1,440 SAT
33 ACT
12 to 1
3 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
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Public, 4-yearsNew Brunswick, NJ
$33,963
($16,263)
$10,510 50,80468% 1,355 SAT
30 ACT
15 to 1
4 The College of New Jersey
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Public, 4-yearsEwing, NJ
$30,772
($17,978)
$10,293 7,58962% 1,260 SAT
29 ACT
13 to 1
5 Rider University
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Private, 4-yearsLawrenceville, NJ
$37,200 $29,799 4,20482% 1,160 SAT
30 ACT
10 to 1
6 Rutgers University-Newark
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Public, 4-yearsNewark, NJ
$33,348
($15,648)
$13,039 12,16877% 1,150 SAT
25 ACT
13 to 1
7 Ramapo College of New Jersey
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Public, 4-yearsMahwah, NJ
$25,373
($15,363)
$10,213 5,73270% 1,190 SAT
26 ACT
15 to 1
8 New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Public, 4-yearsNewark, NJ
$34,972
($18,512)
$13,836 11,90169% 1,305 SAT
30 ACT
15 to 1
9 William Paterson University of New Jersey
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Public, 4-yearsWayne, NJ
$23,624
($14,624)
$7,749 9,36983% - 14 to 1
10 Seton Hall University
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Private, 4-yearsSouth Orange, NJ
$48,960 $28,235 9,88177% 1,285 SAT
29 ACT
15 to 1
11 Stockton University
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Public, 4-yearsGalloway, NJ
$22,922
($15,188)
$9,057 9,35285% 1,150 SAT
25 ACT
17 to 1
12 DeVry University-New Jersey
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Private, 4-yearsIselin, NJ
$17,488 $6,362 12744% - 6 to 1
13 Montclair State University
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Public, 4-yearsMontclair, NJ
$22,472
($13,762)
$9,620 20,74491% 1,110 SAT 17 to 1
14 Rowan University
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Public, 4-yearsGlassboro, NJ
$24,345
($14,952)
$8,473 19,05284% 1,175 SAT
27 ACT
17 to 1
15 Saint Peter's University
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Private, 4-yearsJersey City, NJ
$39,890 $30,328 3,00993% 1,060 SAT
23 ACT
11 to 1
16 Rutgers University-Camden
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Public, 4-yearsCamden, NJ
$33,812
($16,112)
$11,875 6,56979% 1,135 SAT
21 ACT
14 to 1
17 Centenary University
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Private, 4-yearsHackettstown, NJ
$35,934 $21,694 1,55198% 1,080 SAT
19 ACT
12 to 1
18 Bloomfield College
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Private, 4-yearsBloomfield, NJ
$30,680 $26,128 1,30084% 941 SAT
16 ACT
14 to 1
19 Drew University
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Private, 4-yearsMadison, NJ
$44,174 $26,175 2,24480% - 12 to 1
20 Monmouth University
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Private, 4-yearsWest Long Branch, NJ
$43,216 $23,919 5,43684% 1,160 SAT
24 ACT
12 to 1
Average$34,959
($15,840)
$18,832 197,79773.27% 1,204 SAT
26.3125 ACT
12.95 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022